BRIDGES for Youth Entrepreneurship

Organization:

North Carolina REAL Enterprises, Inc.

Amount:

$225,000.00

Program Area:

Open Grants Program

County of Applicant:

Wake

Description:

This Golden LEAF grant will support the Building REAL Interest in Developing Greater Entrepreneurial Systems (BRIDGES) project, in Ashe, Allegheny, and Wilkes Counties. The project will provide professional development in entrepreneurship education to middle and high school teachers, link entrepreneurship education and development with the work of the Northwest NC Advanced Materials Cluster and Wilkes Community College, and establish community engagement strategies and support teams to support entrepreneurship in each community, and document lessons learned and evaluate outcomes for replication.

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